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The Clark Howard Podcast

7.14.20 The economy, jobs, and the potential for more stimulus; Travel safety and booking

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.64.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Clark talks about what is currently happening in the economy as Covid cases rise in many states. Booking travel is still fraught with issues right now. Clark discusses how to think about safety when traveling and booking travel in the midst of the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm so glad you're with us here on the Clark Power Show where it's all about you learning

0:11.6

how to stretch every dollar you've got.

0:15.2

And want to remind you that because of the delay in the tax filing deadline, if you have

0:22.9

the funds and you have not funded a Roth IRA for last year, think about it.

0:29.9

In summer 2020, you can still fund by Wednesday a Roth IRA for 2019 up to $6,000 less year

0:42.7

over age 50, $7,000 on my investment.

0:46.6

Got it, Clark.com.

0:47.6

I've got what I'd put that money in, which companies are the low cost ones that you could

0:53.2

use.

0:54.9

Now, the economy saying, you know, if you have the money, the economy has been on obviously

1:01.8

a roller coaster ride.

1:04.4

And after we did the full scary ride down in the spring, things started to look better

1:12.9

in the month of June.

1:15.0

But July is turning out to be a cruel month, health wise, and financially for the country.

1:22.0

Small businesses that have been beaten up beyond imagination by the economic consequences

1:29.9

of coronavirus, the small business owners were starting to feel more confident last month.

1:37.2

And people were starting to go back out and things were reopening.

1:43.3

And people had felt kind of trapped by particularly in states that had tight lockdowns through

1:51.4

the spring.

1:52.3

You know, when June rolled along, they were like, hey, let's get out and do things.

1:56.6

And July 4 was big around the country.

2:00.2

And now, unfortunately, with the infection rates skyrocketing in a lot of states, unfortunately,

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